CNBC | The U.S. dollar has been the world’s major reserve currency for decades, but that status could come under threat as “very powerful countries” seek to undermine its importance, warned Anne Korin, from the Institute for the Analysis of Global…

CNBC | The U.S. dollar has been the world’s major reserve currency for decades, but that status could come under threat as “very powerful countries” seek to undermine its importance, warned Anne Korin, from the Institute for the Analysis of Global…

Michael Snyder | For a long time, people have been trying to tell me that the U.S. economy is headed for a new golden era.

Zero Hedge | This year, 68 percent of people in the U.S. are planning to celebrate and as well as having a headache on Friday morning, most revellers will have a lighter wallet.

Michael Snyder | You don’t use up all of your ammunition before the battle even begins. 

Mac Slavo | While consumer confidence has fallen yet again, consumer spending remains high. 

SchiffGold.com | The dollar is weakening and interest rates are rising. That is going to mean higher consumer prices. It’s going to mean higher borrowing costs.”

Mac Slavo | One money manager is warning that the United States is incredibly similar to a banana republic and because of that, “we are all screwed.”

Michael Snyder | We should give the central bankers credit for keeping the bubble going for as long as it has.

Zero Hedge | We’re beginning to see more evidence that suggests the consumer is the next domino to fall.

Zero Hedge | One trader took advantage of the ‘cheap’ protection costs to place a huge bet on the market descending into the kind of chaos not seen since the global financial crisis.

CNBC | Bitcoin’s price rose sharply over the weekend.

Zero Hedge | “The modern-day Great Wall in Europe is economic.” 

Zero Hedge | A top official for the country’s federal student-loan program has resigned and is endorsing canceling most of the country’s outstanding student debt.

The Organic Prepper | Abnormal circumstances oblige people to be creative and innovative.